Red Sox vs. Yankees Free Pick
(The Spread) – One of the biggest rivalries in baseball with once again be renewed tonight when the Yankees host the Red Sox at 7:05PM ET.
Oddsmakers from online sports book Bodog have made the visiting Red Sox –121 money line favorites over the host Yankees, who are +114 on the ML. The over/under total for this game is currently sitting at 9.5 runs.
The Yankees actually opened as –102 and even –110 money line favorites for this game, but quickly dropped to an underdog. Still, of the 2,300-plus wagers on tonight’s game, 64% of MLB public bettors favor the Yankees +114.
Tonight’s pitching matchup will feature Jon Lester versus Freddy Garcia, who is 4-4 on the year with a 3.34 ERA and is coming off back-to-back wins. Lester is 7-2 on the year with a 3.94 ERA over 75.1 innings of work, although he allowed seven runs on eight hits over just 5.2 innings in a loss to the White Sox on May 30 (which was his last start).
MLB Free Pick: Take Boston. Lester should rebound after his poor outing against the White Sox and the Red Sox have been outstanding his starts versus the Yankees. According to latest MLB trends, the BoSox are 4-0 in their last four games against the Yankees and 4-0 in Lester’s last four starts against New York. Boston is also 6-1 in its last seven games in the Bronx and 5-1 in their last six road games. Take the red-hot Red Sox, who are coming off a sweep of the A’s in which they averaged over 7.5 runs per game.
TUESDAY MLB FREE PICK: BOSTON RED SOX –121
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